Write a News Story Meet a Pioneer Pilot Timeline Amelia Earhart Home		Back to Story List Amelia Earhart:childhood By: Caitlyn S. Virginia, Age 11 7/24/1897 Did you ever wonder about Amelia Earhart before flying? Well, first of all she was born on July 24, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas.She had a sister named Muriel, her dad was an alchohol addict, so her and her sister were sent to her grandparent's house and lived with them most of her childhood.she saw her first airplane at the state fair in Iowa.She attendedHyde Park High School for her senior year. She attended six different high schools and did not go to her graduation or pick up her diploma.She was described as the ''girl in brown who walked alone''.That was Amelia Earhart's childhood. Back to Story List